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Best Practices Case Study (Transparency and Fairness): Westbank First Nation

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National Centre for First Nations Governance (NCFNG)
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2009

Best Practices Case Study (Transparency and Fairness): Westbank First Nation

Best Practices Case Study (Transparency and Fairness): Westbank First Nation
Best Practices Case Study (Transparency and Fairness): Westbank First Nation

The Westbank First Nation is located in south central British Columbia in the Okanagan Valley. In the mid-1980s, conflicts within the Westbank First Nation council created significant animosity among community members. The outcome was the Hall Inquiry which made recommendations around strengthening governance accountability and certainty of jurisdiction...

accountability, Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG), governance reform, rules and procedures, Self-Government, transparency
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Westbank First Nation
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Constitutions, Governance, Land/Jurisdiction, Leadership

National Centre for First Nations Governance. "Best Practices Case Study (Transparency and Fairness): Westbank First Nation." A Report for the National Centre for First Nations Governance. The National Centre for First Nations Governance. Canada. June 2009. Case Study. (http://fngovernance.org/toolkit/best_practice/westbank_first_nation, accessed January 23, 2013)

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Westbank First Nation Circle of Governance

Westbank First Nation Circle of Governance
Westbank First Nation Circle of Governance
The people of the Westbank First Nation share the history and process taken toward self-governance and how it has transformed their community.
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